Archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of human ritual, with events having taken place up to 100,000 years ago. That is about 60,000 years earlier than evidence for ancient European rituals.

• Evidence for Very Early Human Ritual

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Nice and fresh. Well, not really, but it is one of the most preserved dinosaurs ever found. It was discovered in North Dakota in 1999, and is yielding important information about its skin color, flexibility and internal organs. Yes, it is one of the rare dinosaurs where fossilization of the internal organs occurred, thereby giving scientists a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a beast that lived somewhere around 65 to 67 million years ago.

• Duckbilled Hadrosaur

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As a scientist, I have always lamented the huge communication gap between scientists and the public. Even here in Columbus, Ohio, it is sometimes difficult to believe that there is a major research university in town. I think the local paper, ‘The Columbus Dispatch’, should have one article about the University every day. It wouldn’t be difficult, I’m sure the University would love to cooperate to get some good publicity, and once things got started, students and faculty would be contacting them to publicize their latest findings and projects. It would be great! The Ohio State University is, after all, the biggest employer in the city of Columbus, so, there should be no shortage of article opportunities for the paper. Anyway, some scientists have been thinking in a similar fashion, and have decided that one good way to get the science straight out to the public would be via an internet site similar to YouTube, only the material would be all science, all the time. Read on.

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